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Colonial America Research Project Links


Lots of good links for many topics! http://web.winnetka36.org/skokieresearch/ColonialAmerica/Daily_Life.html




1. Weapons of the Revolutionary War: illustrations will be important, as well as a discussion of advantages and disadvantages
2. Military strategy: Present the military strategies (plans) used by the British Army and the colonial militia. The contributions of allies should also be researched as part of the topic. What tactics or procedures were used? Include information on military espionage (spying)


3. Uniforms: Contrast the British army’s uniforms with what the American militiamen wore. Remember, leaders and soldiers wore different uniforms
4. Everyday Clothing: Cover the clothing of the 1600s and 1700s. You should include the clothing of men, women, and children.
5. Kitchens during the 1600s and 1700s: Include kitchen design, usage, common kitchen utensils. Use illustrations and include popular recipes of the time.
6. Interiors: Describe different rooms in a home, as well as typical furnishings and illustrations of important features.
7. Education: explain the education of young people, including colleges, in the 1600s and 1700s. Include samples of books and lessons as well as the duties/responsibilities of teachers. Research apprenticeships and hands-on education as well.
8. Health Care: explain the health care in the 1600s and 1700s. Folk medicine, treatments for common illnesses, and medical advances of the day should be covered. Illustrations of medical instruments and the duties of the doctor, midwife, and lay practitioner should be discussed.
9.Games: research the games, entertainment, and leisure activities common in the 1600s and 1700s. Include instructions for some of the games and illustrations of types of entertainment.
10.High fashion: discuss the fashion of the wealthy and elite at the time. Illustrations of fashion for men, women, and children should be part of your work. Remember the role of accessories.
11.Occupations: research a common occupation during the 1600s and 1700s. Include illustrations of a shop, the equipment used, and the products produced. You may select from these occupations:
a. Carpenter/woodworker/cabinetmaker
b. Shoemaker/cobbler
c. Glassblower/potter



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d. Hatter/milliner/tailor/tanner
e. Farmer (slaves, subsistence planters, southern plantations)
f. Fisherman/whaler
g. Wig maker
h. Cooper
i. Blacksmith/farrier/silversmith
j. Chandler/candle maker/soap making
k. Printer/publisher
l. Apothecary

m. Barber

n. Innkeeper
o. Surveyor

12.African Americans: discuss the contributions of eight African Americans to the American Revolution. Provide biographical information as well as detailed information on the contributions made.

13.Women: discuss the contributions of eight women to the American Revolution. Provide biographical information as well as detailed information on the contributions made.
14.Customs: research the traditions related to death and dying, including mortality rates, funerals, graveyards, and gravestones in Colonial America.
15.Crime: discuss discipline (informal) and crime and punishment (formal) during the 1600s and 1700s.
16.Manners: research manners and customs of Colonial America. Holidays, courting, weddings, and superstitions are areas you may wish to cover.
17.Religion: explain the variety of religions, common beliefs, and duties of preachers in the 1600s and 1700s.
18.Intellectual and/or Cultural life: choose between the arts (fine and folk art, music, dance, theatre), literary life (books, newspapers, essays, libraries, printing and publishing, writers), or the sciences and technology (biology, physics, astronomy, inventors)
19.Textiles: discuss textile and needle arts, including quilting, embroidery and
needlework of Colonial America. Pattern illustrations should be part of your research.
You may also want to include information on colonial production or trade of cloth and dyes.

Colonial America Inventions and Inventors






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